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A DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN
WHICH GRAVITATES AROUND
A PRODUCTION PROCESS
The case of Cava is a very special case of all the protected denominations of origin
in Spain as it is the only one which territorially brings together many and very
different climates and zones.
.The determined region of
cava includes the sparkling wines CLASSIFICATIONS OF CAVAS
produced by the traditional method BY THEIR SUGAR CONTENT
with a second fermentation in • Brut Nature: less than 3 g/l. and with no added sugar.
the bottle in 63 municipalities • Extra brut: Between 0 and 6 g/l.
of the province of Barcelona, 52 • Brut: Less than 12 g/l.
in Tarragona, 12 in Lleida and • Extra dry: Between 12 and 17 g/l.
5 in Girona, as well as in the • Dry: between 17 and 32 g/l.
municipal areas of Laguardia, • Semi-dry: between 32 and 50 g/l.
Moreda de Álava and Oyón in • Sweet: More than 50 g/l.
Álava; Almendralejo in Badajoz,
Mendavia and Viana in Navarra; BY THE AGEING PERIOD OF TIME CAVAS & OTRAS BURBUJAS
Requena in Valencia, Ainzón and • THE GENERIC MENTION OF CAVA: :
Cariñena in Zaragoza and 18 The wine must remain, at least, nine months in
municipalities more in La Rioja. contact with the lees and in the same bottle in which
Although the main production area the second fermentation took place.
is concentrated in Catalonia with • RESERVE:
more than 97% of the sparkling The minimum period from tirage to disgorgement
wine produced. will be from 15 months.
• GRAND RESERVE:
The minimum period from tirage to disgorgement
will be from 30 months. This category is reserved
solely for the “Brut Nature”, “Extra Brut” and “Brut”
types. It is also obligatory to indicate the year of the
harvest.
• CLASSIFIED CAVA DE PARAJE:
*
This is a recently incorporated category by the
Governing Board which seeks to highlight the quality
of determined cavas linking quality to determined
plots or areas. This is the cava obtained from a
wine produced with grapes from a determined area,
whose soil and micro-climatic conditions, together
with quality criteria regarding their production have
provided a cava with particular characteristics. The
minimum period from tirage to disgorgement will be
36 months. This category is solely reserved for the
“Brut Nature”, “Extra Brut” and “Brut” types.
* PROVISIONAL DESIGN OF THE FUTURE SEAL PROVIDED BY THE CAVA REGULATORY BOARD
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